Wayfarers Ale Society
Chris Killacky is the Chairman of the Wayfarers Ale Society, a craft brewer located in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. His company sells its products primarily in cans and has shelf space in provincial liquour commission retail outlets. In this video case, Chris faces the challenge of having to ensure continuity of timely supply of cans in the face of being a very small client of a large U.S. can supplier.
Interviewee
Chris Killacky
Company
Industry
Business Activity
Wayfarers Ale Society
Craft Brewing
Retail Trade
Headquarters
Port Williams
Size
Small
Employees
Fewer than 25
$1 million to $25 million
Yearly Revenue
Private Company
Type of Entity
Subject
Operations
Level of Difficulty
Hard
How to ensure certainty of supply.
Teaching Objectives
Keywords
Packaging
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